Monday, December 23, 2013

Soon It Will Be Christmas Day

Making sure all of the candle holders are equipped with the appropriate votive, tea light or taper candles.

At Christmastime I don't think it's possible to have too many candles lit. Is it? Well I suppose it probably might be, but I just love the candlelight along with the Christmas tree lights. Magical!!

I hung several glass prisms from the chandelier over the dining table. When the lights are dimmed and the tree and candles do their thing... oh so pretty and sparkly.

Because I light so many candles on Christmas day, I make it a point to count them as they are lit. Then I write that number in a prominent spot (for me it's the calendar on the front of my fridge). At the end of the day I make sure the number that are blown out matches the number I've written down.

As much as I love candlelight, I love candle safety even more. This has become my little form of checks and balance in the Christmas candle department.

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These final hours leading up to Christmas day are busy ones, to be sure. Plenty of cooking and tidying still to be done. The presents are wrapped, the cookies are baked and the menu is planned. Now it's time to bring it all together. I plan to be up early tomorrow doing just that. Once the work is complete we'll be off to the candlelight service at church. Once again the beauty of candlelight adding so much ambiance to the season.

8 comments:

So pretty! You are very wise to keep it safe, too. A friend of mine once forgot to blow out one candle... it melted all the way down, all over her mantle. Because it was on bricks, her house somehow managed not to catch on fire.

So very pretty! Your guests will know that you love and care for them. Sitting at a table set like yours, is a special gift in itself. As for the candle tip...thanks for that. Great idea, especially for my aging brain:)

I like the milk glass display. I will be inheriting a large set and you've peaked my delight at that thought. Good tip on counting candles. I've gone to using the electric tea lights in votive holders...the flickering glow is the same. Candle sticks still are real!

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Coming to you from the Southeastern USA, this is the place I share the things that make me tick. I have a special love for creating a happy home, gardening, cooking & baking and collecting vintage children's books and other vintage treasures.
Married to my husband for 35 years we are now empty nesters and, as of June 2013, first time grandparents.